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v. t. e. A legal remedy, also referred to as judicial relief or a judicial remedy, is the means with which a court of law, usually in the exercise of civil law jurisdiction, enforces a right, imposes a penalty, or makes another court order to impose its will in order to compensate for the harm of a wrongful act inflicted upon an individual. [1]
equitable tracing as a remedy for unjust enrichment. The two main equitable remedies are injunctions and specific performance, and in casual legal parlance references to equitable remedies are often expressed as referring to those two remedies alone. Injunctions may be mandatory (requiring a person to do something) or prohibitory (stopping them ...
Restitution and unjust enrichment is the field of law relating to gains-based recovery. In contrast with damages (the law of compensation), restitution is a claim or remedy requiring a defendant to give up benefits wrongfully obtained. Liability for restitution is primarily governed by the "principle of unjust enrichment": A person who has been ...
The adequate remedy at law is the legal remedies by meaning it is satisfactory compensation by way of monetary damages without granting equitable remedies. [4] As an operation of law, an attorney often must present to the court whether there is an adequate remedy. This would be a basic principle of equity. [2][5] When a monetary award is not an ...
Judicial remedies. Rectification is a remedy whereby a court orders a change in a written document to reflect what it ought to have said in the first place. It is an equitable remedy, [1] and so the circumstances on which it can be applied are limited. In the United States, the remedy is commonly referred to as reformation.
Tort law. Replevin (/ rɪˈplɛvɪn /) or claim and delivery (sometimes called revendication) is a legal remedy which enables a person to recover personal property taken wrongfully or unlawfully, and to obtain compensation for resulting losses. [1]
Constitutional law. v. t. e. A writ of mandamus (/ mænˈdeɪməs /; lit. ''we command'') is a judicial remedy in the English and American common law system consisting of a court order that commands a government official or entity to perform an act it is legally required to perform as part of its official duties, or to refrain from performing ...
Legal recourse. A legal recourse is an action that can be taken by an individual or a corporation to attempt to remedy a legal difficulty. A lawsuit if the issue is a matter of civil law. Contracts that require mediation or arbitration before a dispute can go to court. Referral to police or prosecutor for investigation and possible criminal ...